Statement I.Thomas Malthus said that the positive checks to population growth were pestilence,famine,and war.
Statement II.Malthus' theory of population has proven correct with respect to the United States and other industrialized countries.

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Statement I is true as Malthus did suggest that pestilence, famine, and war were positive checks to population growth. However, statement II is false as Malthus' theory of population has not proven correct with respect to industrialized countries like the United States, where population growth has not led to widespread famine, pestilence, or war. In fact, in many industrialized countries, population growth has slowed down due to factors like increasing access to education, healthcare, and family planning services.